Brokers Offer Predictions for Fluor’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:FLR)

Fluor Co. (NYSE:FLR) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Fluor in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. DA Davidson analyst B. Thielman anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $0.58 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $55.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fluor’s current full-year earnings is $2.50 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Fluor’s FY2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS.

Fluor (NYSE:FLR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The construction company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.30). Fluor had a net margin of 13.14% and a return on equity of 15.14%. The business had revenue of $4.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.42 billion.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on FLR. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on Fluor from $58.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised Fluor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Fluor from $59.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Baird R W lowered Fluor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on Fluor from $60.00 to $59.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $55.43.

Fluor Price Performance

FLR opened at $37.73 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.69. Fluor has a 52-week low of $35.04 and a 52-week high of $60.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a PE ratio of 3.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.89. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $48.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.01.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Thomas P. D’agostino sold 7,681 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.39, for a total value of $433,131.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 137,974 shares in the company, valued at $7,780,353.86. The trade was a 5.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Mark E. Fields sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.63, for a total value of $2,831,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 147,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,327,158.35. This represents a 25.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Fluor

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in Fluor by 2,509.5% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 548 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 527 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Fluor by 196.2% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 616 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 408 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Fluor in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Fluor by 43.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 955 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Fluor during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.07% of the company’s stock.

About Fluor

Fluor Corporation provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC); fabrication and modularization; operation and maintenance; asset integrity; and project management services worldwide. The company operates through Energy Solutions, Urban Solutions, Mission Solutions, and Other segments. The Energy Solutions segment provides solutions to the energy transition markets, including asset decarbonization, carbon capture, renewable fuels, waste-to-energy, green chemicals, hydrogen, nuclear power, and other low-carbon energy sources.